dreck

[ drek ]

/ drɛk /

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noun Slang.

anything regarded as worthless or of low quality; junk: It would be an insult to the actors and the writers to nominate this fine film along with the dreck they are glorifying this year.

filth; garbage: He is cleaning off the years of rust, dreck, and corrosion before continuing his restoration of the various parts.

excrement; dung.

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Origin of dreck

First recorded in 1920–25; from Yiddish drek; cognate with German Dreck “filth”; compare Old English threax, Old Norse threkkr “excrement”

Words nearby dreck

dreamwork, dream world, dreamy, drear, dreary, dreck, drecksill, dredge, dredger, dredge up, dredging machine

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How to use dreck in a sentence

Those pieces are irresistible because there is such affection for the dreck seen from the view of someone whose tastes have become more sophisticated.
S.J. Perelman was a master of comedy. Nearly a century later, his work still delivers laughs.|Donald Liebenson|August 25, 2021|Washington Post
That makes you wonder how anyone got hired to write this dreck.
The Failure of ‘Sean Saves the World’ Is Epically Disappointing|Kevin Fallon|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The website, edited by well-known islamophobe David Horowitz, is home to all sort of virulent anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian dreck.
The Bigoted Attacks on Palestinian NFL Player Oday Aboushi|Yousef Munayyer|July 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In a television season that has given us dreck like Zero Hour, Mob Doctor, and Do No Harm, Southland should be a hit.
‘Southland’: Television’s Most Underrated Drama|Jace Lacob|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But we could toughen up—have a little higher standard of wit for ourselves and a greater willingness to discourage the dreck.
The Snark Hunter|The Daily Beast|January 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But those who have profited from hip hop dreck are different from the hustlers of old.
The Hip Hop Inauguration|Stanley Crouch|December 19, 2008|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for dreck

dreck

/ (drɛk) /

noun

slang, mainly US rubbish; trash

Derived forms of dreck

drecky, adjective

Word Origin for dreck

from Yiddish drek filth, dregs

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dreck

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